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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

Genres

Drama

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This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 June 1968

Country

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Oedipus

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Jocasta

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Creon

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Tiresias

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Messenger

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Shepherd

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Chorus Leader

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

King Laius

Dimos Starenios

Dimos Starenios

Priest

Alexis Mann

Alexis Mann

Palace Official

Oenone Luke

Oenone Luke

Antigone

Cressida Luke

Cressida Luke

Xemene

Minos Argyrakis

Minos Argyrakis

Chorus

Manos Destounis

Manos Destounis

Chorus

George Dialegmenos

George Dialegmenos

Chorus

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Chorus

Alexandros Maniatakis

Alexandros Maniatakis

Chorus

Giorgos Oikonomou

Giorgos Oikonomou

Chorus

Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos

Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos

Chorus

Nikos Pashalidis

Nikos Pashalidis

Chorus

Paul Roche

Paul Roche

Chorus

Ahilleas Skordilis

Ahilleas Skordilis

Chorus

Kostas Themos

Kostas Themos

Chorus

Giorgos Zaifidis

Giorgos Zaifidis

Chorus

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